carolyn
rogers

challenging me to use layering of colours and textures in new and exciting ways

The Water Caller - Water Stories Exhibition 7 December - 21 January 2024

ABOUT CAROLYN:

I work in multimedia specializing in polymer clay sculpting and textile manipulation to illustrate and weave imagination through the narrative of my work.

As a child of the 1950s, I was raised with stories of Fae creatures, Gumnut children living in the Australian bush and right there in my garden. I harnessed the lessons they would teach me. Their beauty and their treachery. Remembering the images in my childhood books, some of which I still have to this day, I am filled with joy and through that joy, I feel the need to give substance to them in 3D form. There is a little part of me in each creature I bring into being. As each one emerges, so does their story. Each story is specific to that particular piece.

I embrace the trials of process, experimenting with techniques and applications to find just the right combination I need to meet the needs of the project.

Combining imagination with my love of colour and texture allows me to produce unique, one-off creations filled with humor and storytelling. I tell stories illustrating them, bringing them to being for others to wonder at and appreciate. I aim to instill happy memories in those who experience my work.

Medium: sculpture, textiles, upcycling
Tags: fabrics, recycling, myths